I like period stories like this. It had a good relationship within her family. I also liked how she spoke her mind and was ready to take the consequences for it. It was a nice touch to have her be a governess and yet in charge-so to speak-of the estate that she went to be a governess at. I li...
For Allegra Proctor, tutoring the Earl of Wrexham's son has its disadvantages -- namely, the arrogant earl himself. But Allegra has her reasons for staying on. And when the earl discovers them, both are plunged into a delicious scheme of revenge, intrigue, and a passion they'd never dreamed possi...
Returning from adventures on the high seas, Zara Greeley saves a handsome, if disdainful, duke from the icy waters and certain death. But once on solid ground, it is Zara who is at sea when passion flares between them...
They were once orphans from London's roughest slums. Now they are students of Mrs. Merlin's Academy for Select Young Ladies, learning the art of spying and seduction. Bold, beautiful, and oh-so-dangerous, they are England's ultimate secret weapons. The most skilled of Merlin's Maidens, Siena must...
Words of PassionIn high society circles, Lady Augusta Hadley is expected to act demure and look pretty for the wife- seeking lords of the ton. To express her political views without fear of being ostracized, she pens editorials under the name "Firebrand"-but despite her efforts to conform, her br...
Adrian is a very tightly wound son of parents who have ruined their lives by making poor decisions. Adrian is a landscape architect who keeps his profession a secret because he would lose even more of the family reputation with the ton if it were known he is in trade. Now his father has ...
Once upon a voyage to Russia, Octavia found herself in the same boat-literally-with Alexander Sheffield, a man she hoped never to see again. But once the cold brought them together, Octavia began to warm up to the idea that Alexander was a hero when it came to unravelling Russian secrets-and unlo...
When a patriotic noblewoman comes into possession of secret plans vital to England's fight against Napoleon, she impulsively rushes to London to deliver the secrets herself. On the way, however, she is set upon by mysterious assassins, and saved by the rakish, but destitute Earl of Davenport. He ...
Or was it simply the lingering thrum of her heart, beating a soft tattoo against her ribs? She shifted on the coat, only to find the curve of her spine nestled against Osborne’s chest. The intimacy felt oddly comforting. As if that made any sense. In truth, she wasn’t sure she was thinking all th...
"Mr. Greeley is right. Matherton has far too much experience in treachery and conniving. Let us not be guilty of the same hubris he shows—it would be foolhardy to think we can beat him at his own game through our own wiles." She found her voice was surprisingly steady. Somehow the deep sapphirine...
Oliver. And one for Miss Sloane.” It was late, but the dowager had insisted that they join her for a glass of spirits in the private study adjoining her bedchamber. “I think I have had enough,” said Shannon, though the mellow warmth did feel good inside her. “Bollocks,” said Lady Octavia. “Trust ...
Tugging at the cords of her reticule, Anna leaned back against the squabs and listened to the creak of her coachman loading the boot of the coach. Somehow her mood was proving more difficult to untangle. Why could she not simply put Lord Killingworth out of her head? It wa...
Smoke was fast enveloping the stall, thick with wisps of blackened hay. It took only a few minutes for the fire to spread to the adjoining enclosure, setting alight an old carriage harness hung out for repairs. The tangle of burning leather quickly snapped and shattered a lantern. Glass exploded,...
Ellington picked up the newspaper and, with a small smile at the Viscount’s bent head, signaled to the lone servant to bring him some tea. Marquand ceased his cheerful humming and looked up from his sketchbook. “What? Oh, er, yes.” He couldn’t help but grin. “I suppose I a...